Registration Grants for Attendees
Thank you!
To all who applied for funding, we appreciate your interest and will be in communication as decisions are made.
Thank you for your interest in joining us at the 2021 Annual Meeting!
Like last year, we are utilizing a single, streamlined application process for all funding opportunities through ESA and its various sections and chapters.
Please note that applicants for most of these opportunities must be ESA members at the time of application, and in almost all instances must be members of the section or chapter sponsoring each respective award. Please carefully read the following rubric to determine eligibility and required application materials for each award. Please also note that it is necessary to complete the application for each award being applied for.
If you are applying for funding, do not register for the meeting until you have received notification about a grant from ESA.
Apply for Funding Here
Apply early if you wish to take advantage of these opportunities — all applications received after April 30 will be considered on a rolling basis as funding is available.
There are funding opportunities for almost anybody! You are encouraged to scroll through the entire list to find the right source for you.
Ecological Society of America
Opportunity Fund Registration Grant
$25,000 available
Criteria:
- ESA member at the time of application
- Faces lack of institutional support for registration fee
- Application Requires: All required fields
Ecological Society of America
Opportunity Fund Dependent Care Grant
$20,000 available
Criteria:
- ESA member at the time of application
- Faces significant financial burden for alternative care options for a dependent during time of the Annual Meeting
- Apply here only
Agroecology Section
Student Travel Award
$300 in registration grants available
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, statement of impact
Applied Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of $55 each
Criteria:
- Member of the section OR Human Ecology Section at the time of application
- Presenting published science at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, statement of impact
Aquatic Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of $55 each
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Selected by lottery from among qualified applicants
Asian Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
6 awards of $55 each
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract
Biogeosciences Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple $55 registration grants
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting OR articulates another compelling reason to attend
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract or statement of reason to attend, CV
Human Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of $55 each
Criteria:
- Member of the section OR Applied Ecology Section at the time of application
- Presenting published science at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, statement of impact
Invasion Ecology Section
Travel Award
2 full student member registrations, and up to 6 partial registrations (at 2/3 cost, or $37)
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Faces lack of institutional support for registration
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting OR articulates another compelling reason to attend
- Applicants who are presenting must also apply for the Simberloff Award for Outstanding Presentation
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract or compelling statement of contribution
Microbial Ecology Section
Travel Award
25 awards of varying amounts; please read before applying
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting OR can
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract OR other statement explicating importance of attending
Natural History Section
Student Travel Award
Up to 8 awards of student registration
Criteria:
- Student presenting scientific work related to natural history
- Application Requires: All required fields, statement of need
Physiological Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of student registration
Criteria:
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, support/recommendation statement
- Applicants must also apply for Billings poster award
Plant Population Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of $55 each
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, CV
Policy Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of $55 (for students) and $190 (for early career) each
Criteria:
- Member of the section at the time of application
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract
Soil Ecology Section
Student Travel Award
Multiple awards — students should strongly consider applying
Criteria:
- Presenting talk or poster on a topic related to soil ecology at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, statement of impact, support/recommendation statement
Southeast Chapter
Graduate Student Travel Award
Up to 8 total registration grants
Criteria:
- Presenting talk or poster at the meeting
- Application Requires: All required fields, statement of need
Student Section
Les Real and Jim Brown Student Travel Award
Multiple awards of meeting registration for ESA member and non-member students
Criteria:
- Currently enrolled at any level high school through PhD
- Section membership at the time of application OR a first-time Annual Meeting attendee
- In good academic standing
- For full requirements and expectations, visit the Student Section website.
Theoretical Ecology Section
Student Registration Award
10 $55 registration grants for student members of the section
Criteria:
- Student member of the section at the time of application
Vegetation Section
Ton Damman Award for graduate students or recent postgraduates
Funding up to 17 registration grants for students competing for the Ton Damman award; $400 additionally to the competition winner
Criteria:
- Presenting talk at the meeting (posters ineligible)
- Application Requires: All required fields, abstract, paragraph describing how the paper to be presented conforms to the objectives of the Ton Damman Award
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| Section or Chapter | Grant/award Name | Number and/or Funding Available | Minimum Criteria |
| Ecological Society of America | Opportunity Fund Registration Grant | $25,000 available |
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| Ecological Society of America | Opportunity Fund Dependent Care Grant | $20,000 available |
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| Agroecology Section | Student Travel Award | $300 in registration grants available |
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| Applied Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of $55 each |
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| Aquatic Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of $55 each |
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| Asian Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | 6 awards of $55 each |
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| Biogeosciences Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple $60 registration grants |
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| Human Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of $55 each |
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| Invasion Ecology Section | Registration Grant for Activists and Advocates | 2 full student member registrations, and up to 6 partial registrations (at 2/3 cost, or $37) |
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| Long-term Studies Section | JT Callahan Student Travel Award | Available soon |
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| Microbial Ecology Section | Travel Award | 25 awards of varying amounts; please read before applying |
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| Natural History Section | Student Travel Award | Up to 8 awards of student registration |
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| Physiological Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of student registration |
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| Plant Population Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of $55 each |
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| Policy Section | Student and Recent Post-graduate Registration Grant |
$700 available |
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| Rangeland Ecology Section | Student Registration Award | 8 individuals, prioritizing students, farmers, and ranchers from Black communities, Native American communities, and all other communities of color | 1-2 paragraph statement about your interest in rangelands and why it is important for you to attend the meeting.
Learn more and apply — note that this award is NOT included on the main application, but only through the instructions on the Rangeland Ecology Section’s website. |
| Student Section | Les Real and Jim Brown Student Travel Award | Multiple awards of meeting registration for ESA member and non-member students |
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| Soil Ecology Section | Student Travel Award | Multiple awards |
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| Theoretical Ecology Section | Student Registration Award | 10 $55 registration grants for student members of the section |
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| Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section | Indigenous Student Travel Grant | Available soon |
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| Urban Ecosystems Ecology Section | Springer Travel Award | Available soon |
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| Vegetation Section | Ton Damman Award for graduate students or recent postgraduates |
Funding up to 17 registration grants for students competing for the Ton Damman award; $400 additionally to the competition winner |
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| Latin American Chapter | Student Travel Award | Multiple grants of $60 each; poster and presentation awards available here |
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| Southeast Chapter | Graduate Student Travel Award | Up to 8 total registration grants |
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| Southwestern Chapter | Student Travel Award | Up to 60 total grants of $60 or $90 each |
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